WAEC (WASSCE) Physics · Interaction of matter, space and time
Equilibrium of forces: WAEC Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Equilibrium of forces
Our summary: When forces balance, including moments, the parallelogram and triangle of forces, and stability.
- Principle of moments (Torque/moment of force. Simple treatment of a couple, e.g. turning of water tap, corkscrew and steering wheel.)
- Conditions for equilibrium of rigid bodies under the action of parallel and non-parallel forces (Use of force board to determine resultant and equilibrant forces. Treatment should include resolution of forces into two perpendicular directions and composition of forces. Parallelogram of forces. Triangle of forces. Should be treated experimentally.)
- Centre of gravity and stability (Treatment should include stable, unstable and neutral equilibria.)
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WAEC (WASSCE) Physics questions on Equilibrium of forces
- WAEC 2024A body moves with uniform velocity when the resultant force on it is
- WAEC 2022The basic principle of operation of a beam balance is------------------
- WAEC 2016A uniform metre rule is balanced on a fulcrum placed at the 35cm mark by suspending a mass of 120g at the 10cm mark. Calculate the mass of the metre rule.
- WAEC 2015The resultant force in a couple is
- WAEC 2015A uniform bar AB is balanced on a knife-edge which is 60cm from B by a mass of 22g which hangs at C 10cm from A. Calculate the mass of the bar.
- WAEC 2015Which of the following statements describes a body in a stable equilibrium correctly?
- WAEC 2014A body of mass M kg rests on a plane inclined at an angle to the horizontal. The component of the weight of the body parallel to the plane is
- WAEC 2012When a body is slightly tilted, it is found that its centre of gravity is slightly raised. What is the state of equilibrium of the body?
- WAEC 2011A body of mass 120g placed at the 10cm mark on a uniform metre rule makes the rule settle horizontally on a fulcrum places at 35cm mark. Calculate the mass of…
- WAEC 2010Which of the following statements best describes a rigid body? A body which
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